Moonlight (Film)

Moonlight (Film) Glossary

Trapping

Operating a drug ring, especially crack

Faggot

A derogatory word for individuals who identify as gay or queer

Crack Epidemic

A surge in crack use, particularly in large and poor cities like Miami, in the late 1980s and early 1990s

Crack

A highly addictive, smokable version of cocaine

Fronts

gold or platinum teeth that one wears over one's real teeth, also known as "grills"

Rocks

Crack

Blunt

A cigar-sized roll of marijuana to be smoked, the next size up from a joint

Whip

Slang for an expensive car

Nigga

A colloquial abbreviation of "nigger," which is normally a pejorative word for Africans or African-Americans but can be appropriated as a term of endearment amongst black people

Kin

Family

Blood

Colloquial for family or kin

Straight

Chiron's slang for "good," can also mean heterosexual